The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 37: Flower of the Earth Veins
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Chen Tianfeng blinked once, and then blinked again, then looked down at the young immortal's expressionless face. He was shocked and confused at first, and then suddenly realized.

It’s Mr. Zhongli.

Only Zhongli could make Xiao make such a promise and rack his brains to come up with such a lame excuse.

But what exactly does Mr. Zhongli want from him?
They not only preach and answer questions, but also arrange for immortals to protect and ensure safety.

Chen Tianfeng couldn't figure it out. It couldn't be that they thought he had a promising future and invested in him in advance, wanting him to help protect Liyue or fight against the law of nature, right?

This is a bit too much of a compliment to him.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

Chen Tianfeng couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply stopped thinking about it. No matter what Zhongli was planning, he would know it in the future. If it was a good intention, he would accept it calmly and try his best to repay it; if it was a sugar-coated bullet, he would eat the sugar coating and then throw the bullet back.

Anyway, he would never do anything to get himself killed, no matter how great the favor someone offered him.

"Well, you're welcome."

Xiao nodded, and stared at Chen Tianfeng in silence for a few seconds. After confirming that he had not missed anything, he looked away: "Goodbye."

Chen Tianfeng watched as the young immortal turned into a gust of wind and disappeared in an instant. He left as quietly as he came.

It is easier for people with expressionless faces to lie, and you can't tell the difference between a lie and the truth.

Chen Tianfeng shook his head and continued to stand in front of the railing. After a while, he thought about it again, walked around the railing, patted the railing, smiled inexplicably, and turned away.

On the middle floor of Wangshu Inn, the innkeeper Philgodette was watching the guests coming in and out of the inn while nonchalantly playing with the cat.

"Tuk-tuk."

There was a knock on the counter. Filgodette looked in the direction of the sound and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Hello, judging from your attire, are you an adventurer from Liyue?"

"It is."

Chen Tianfeng glanced around, took out a token with the Tianquan logo from his arms, put it on the table, and pushed it towards Philgodette: "Boss, I want to ask you something."

A hint of surprise flashed across Philgodette's eyes. He picked up the token and rubbed it in his hand for a few times. After confirming its authenticity, he returned the token to Chen Tianfeng and said with a smile, "What do you want to ask, sir?"

Chen Tianfeng put away the token Ye Lan gave him and said, "Shimen area, Red Hand Society's matter."

There were rumors that Wangshu Inn was the property of Qixing. In addition to their main inn duties, they were also responsible for collecting intelligence, observing passing merchants, adventurers and travelers, and determining whether they posed a threat to Liyue.

Regarding this rumor, Ye Lan said that it is not a rumor spread by people, but a real fact.

"Red Hand Society, please wait a moment, sir."

Filgodette rummaged under the counter, took out an envelope, and pushed it towards Chen Tianfeng: "Three hundred Moraes for a sincere discount."

"..." Chen Tianfeng was silent for a few seconds, his eyes gradually became stunned: "You still want to charge money?"

Isn’t Wangshu Inn owned by Tianquan Ningguang?

He has the token of Tianquan, can't he get reimbursed?

"It's a small business, please forgive me, sir." Philgodette said with a smile.

So he gave three hundred Moras and took the envelope. Chen Tianfeng returned to the guest room, tore open the envelope, took out the two thin sheets of paper inside, and read them sentence by sentence.

The Red Hand Society used to have quite a few members, but after being suppressed by the Thousand Rocks Army several times, there are now less than 20 members left. The leader is a Mondstadt man, and it is said that he has the support of an unknown Mondstadt force; the vice-chairman is a Liyue man, and it seems that he is also in collusion with some mysterious force.

Chen Tianfeng frowned, not understanding what the two main leaders of the Red Hand Society were doing. The gang was called the Red Hand Society, but the leader was the "Big Boss" and the second in command was the "Vice President".

He looked down with doubt, and found out that there seemed to be a disagreement between the Red Hand Society's head and vice president. They both wanted to persuade the other to give up their backers and believe that only they could lead the Red Hand Society to a bright future. But for a while, no one was convinced, so they just disgusted the other in their positions.

Just as a sparrow is small but has all the organs, the little Red Hand Club also has a pair of dragon and phoenix chicks.

Under their leadership, although the Red Hand Society lost its fixed camp and wandered around the Shimen area every day for fear of being caught by the Thousand Rocks Army, they did make a name for themselves.

Chen Tianfeng twitched the corner of his mouth, stuffed the letter he had just read back into the envelope, got up and left the guest room, went to the inn's restaurant to order food, intending to try the dishes of Wangshu Inn.

In the game, Liyue has two chefs with excellent cooking skills, one is Xiangling, the little cook of Wanmin Hall, and the other is Yan Xiaole, the chef of Wangshu Inn.

Chen Tianfeng found an empty seat and the waiter came forward and handed him the menu.

I ordered two dishes and a portion of rice.

Chen Tianfeng poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip and put it down again, looking at the wooden bridge not far away, tapping the table with his fingers from time to time.

I could hear other diners chatting beside me.

"Have you heard about it? About the Red Hand Society!"

"What happened to the Red Hand Society?"

"You all know that the bandits tried to block the earth veins some time ago and planned to create an earth vein flower, right?"

"I know, I know. I remember they failed and suffered heavy losses... Is there any new situation?"

"Hehe, this group of bandits are really lucky this time. They actually managed to find the underground flower!"

There was an uproar among the crowd, some believed and some did not, but they were all interested and waited for the man to continue.

"It is said that this earth vein flower is a one-time thing, but don't underestimate it. The bandits risked their lives and paid a huge price to create this flower. If you kill it... Tsk tsk, you may never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life!"

The man smacked his lips at first, his eyes showing longing, then he shook his head regretfully and sighed, "It's a pity that these bandits kept the location of the earth vein flower secret. Even some members of the Red Hand Society don't know where it is. During this period of time, many adventurers and treasure-stealing groups have come here one after another, hoping to get a share of the pie."

"But Dihua Island is so big, and the earth vein flower is so small. Without more accurate information, who can really find this special earth vein flower?"

Most people agreed, followed by another round of sighs.

However, there are still a few people who are still skeptical, and even sneer: "If it is really as you said, then why don't the Seven Stars block the earth veins themselves and create the earth vein flowers?"

“What else could it be?” The man glared, “Of course it’s because this method is against the harmony of nature, and the Seven Stars of Liyue would not do it!”

After these words were spoken, the few who were skeptical became half-believing and half-doubting.

Chen Tianfeng found this very interesting. The people of Liyue trusted the Seven Stars very much and believed that they would not do anything harmful to Liyue. This was very rare in an environment where businessmen were in power.

Perhaps only in a country like Liyue, where there is a god who truly loves the people and is a country called "Walking with the Gods", can such a scene be seen.

(End of this chapter)